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August 28, 2010 1:59 PM

Parliament approves Cr. P.C. Amendment Bill 2010

The Parliament has passed the Code of Criminal Procedure, Amendment bill 2010. This bill will make mandatory for a Police Officer to record the reason for which a person has been arrested or not arrested in cases punishable for less than seven years or up to seven years. Replying to the debate in Ra...

August 28, 2010 1:59 PM

Antony rules out breaking ties with China

Defence Minister A K Antony has ruled out any kind of breaking defence ties with China. Talking to reporters in Hyderabad, he said, there may be small problems here and there but the broader approach of defence ties will not be affected.Earlier, India has put on hold its defence exchanges with China...

August 28, 2010 1:32 PM

State Govts. alerted against fertiliser smuggling

The state governments have been advised to keep a vigil to check smuggling of fertilizers, if any, from India to neighbouring countries through land and sea routes. The Minister of State for Chemicals and Fertilizers, Mr. Srikanta Jena, told the Rajya Sabha yesterday that the Union Home Ministry has...

August 28, 2010 1:16 PM

Delhi experiences sunny weather on weekend

The national capital can look forward to bright and sunny weather on the weekend after experiencing heavy rains over the past few days. The Met department predicts a rise in the mercury level in the coming days with the maximum temperature expected to be around 35 degrees today. This has been one of...

August 28, 2010 12:24 PM

Kerala reserves 50% seats for women in local body polls

In Kerala, giving a vital role for women in grass-root level development process, nearly half the posts of presidents of local bodies have been reserved for women. The state election commission has issued an order identifying in 489 village panchayats to have women as president after the local bodie...

August 28, 2010 11:13 AM

Security forces recover huge arms cache in Poonch distt.; avert major tragedy

In Jammu and Kashmir, Police and Security forces averted a major tragedy and foiled a nefarious plan of terrorists to carry out strikes in the border district of Poonch with the recovery of a huge quantity of arms ammunition and explosives from a militant hideout. According to official sources, acti...

August 28, 2010 8:47 AM

India engaging neighbours without looking for reciprocal actions: PM

The Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh has said that India is engaging its neighbours without looking for reciprocal actions. Inaugurating the third conference of Heads of Missions in New Delhi yesterday, he said that Indian diplomats are facilitating the creation of an international environment that...

August 28, 2010 8:44 AM

Parliament approves Bill on FDI regulation

Parliament has given its seal of approval to an important Bill aimed at strictly regulating Foreign Contributions to individuals and organisations. The contributions include both gifts and funds. The Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Bill also seeks to prohibit acceptance and utilization of foreign ...

August 28, 2010 8:44 AM

CBI not to drop charges against Mayawati in Disproportionate Assets case

The CBI told the Supreme Court that the prosecution of Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati in a disproportionate assets case cannot be dropped as it has found cogent, credible and admissible evidence against her. Mayawati had contended that the probe agency should drop the proceedings against her ...

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